Kettle.



PATENTED JAN. 22, 1907.

. M. E. FRENCH.

KETTLE.

APPLIOATVION FILED NOV. 16. 1906.

Marylfienck r rnn'r OFFICE.

MARY E. FRENCH, OF CLYDE, OHIO.

' KETTLE Specification of Letters Patent.

enema Jan. 22,1907.

Application filed November 16,1906. Serial no. stares.

To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY E. FRENOH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clyde, in the county of Sandusky and. State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Kettles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to kettles, and has for its object the provision ofa device ofthis character comprising an inner kettle and an outerkettle, the inner kettle being erforated and'the bottom of the outerkettle eing corrugated to space said inner kettle therefrom to permit afree circulation of water about the inner kettle and also to providemembers adapted to coact with a potato-masher whenit is desired to mashthe vegetables cooked in v the inner kettle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an inner kettlethe lower portion of which is perforated to permit and induce a outerkettles.

, outer kettle.

passage of cold air through the vegetables, as will be hereinafterdescrlbed Further ob'ects and advantages of the invention will e setforth in the detailed description which now follows. In the accom anyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectlon through the inner and Fi 2 is alike view of the outer kettle, and ig. 3 is a plan view ofthe Likenumerals designate corresponding I parts in all of thefigures of thedrawings.

1 sired.

The ribs 6 serve to support an inner kettle Referring to the drawings,the numeral 5 desi nates an outer kettle, the, bottom of whic presents aplurality of ribs 6." Legs 7 sup ort the outer kettle'in the usual andwel -known manner and a handle 8 rovides means for lifting this outerkettle. prefer, as a rule to construct this outer kettle of castiron,although it is to be understood that it may be constructed of othermaterial, if de- 9 This inner kettle is .preferabl made of tin, althoughother material may e used, if

The outer. kettle having beenpartly filled v with water, the innerkettle, containing the ve etables, such as potatoes (indicatedat 12, islowered into the outer kettle and rests u on theribs 6, these ribsserving tospace t e inner kettle from the walls of'the outer kettle."This construction permits a free circulation of water beneath the innerkettle and prevents the vegetables from burning.

cooked the inner kettle'is lifted from the outer-kettle, the waterdraining from the openings -11 and leaving the vegetables unsubmerged.-As a rule these vegetables will be'in sufficient quantity to'cover thewalls of the kettleabeve the perforations 11. The cold air enterinthrough these perforations 11 and assing through the potatoes tends tomake them mealy, w ich is desirable. The water ma then be poured fromthe outer kettle an the potatoes placed in the opter kettle to bemashed, the ribs 6 at this time coacting'with the potato-masher (notshhyvn) to thoroughly mash these potatoes. K 1 By virtue of having thesupporting-ribs form a part of the outer kettle t tle, whlch ispreferably of tin, presents a smooth outer surface. This renders it easyto scour and cleanse the surface of said kettle.

From the foregoing description it will be 1 seen that simple andefficient means are herein provided for accom lishing the .obj ects ofthe invention; but w '10 the elements shown and described are welladapted to serve the p oses for which the are mtended it is to eunderstood that t e invention is not limitedto the precise constructionset forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be madewithin the sco e of-the appended claims.

hat I clalm is v 1. In a device of the character described, thecombination with an outer kettle, the body of which is composed of aplurality .of ribs which extend across the bottom of said kettle, of aperforated inner kettle the perforations-of which are formed on y in thelower art of said inner kettle, said inner kettle being supportedJu onsaid ribs.

2. In a device of t e character described,

the combination with an outer kettle having After the vegetableshave-been properly e inner keta plurality of ribs, some of which extendacross the sides of the kettle spacing said inacross the bottom of thekettle and others of ner kettle from the outer kettle. 10 which extendacross the sides of the kettle, In testimony whereof I allix mysignature of a perforated inner kettle, the perforations in'presence oftwo witnesses.

of which are formed only in the lower portion I MA RY E. FREN Oil.

of the kettle, the ribs which extend across Witnesses:

the bottom of the outer kettle supporting J. (J. CRAIG,

said inner kettle and the ribs which extend ALEX I IARNDEN.

